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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mia say she is studying in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?
(a) Journalism.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Biology.

2. How does Jun's friend reach out to Jay in "Let Me Go"?
(a) On email.
(b) On Facebook.
(c) By telephone.
(d) On Instagram.

3. What is Jay's mother's profession?
(a) She is a judge.
(b) She is a journalist.
(c) She is an oncologist.
(d) She is a lawyer.

4. When was Jun's last letter to Jay dated?
(a) July 3, 2016.
(b) December 26, 2015.
(c) March 12, 2013.
(d) January 12, 2016.

5. Who was the Jay's cousin that came to comfort him in the Prologue?
(a) Jun.
(b) Grace.
(c) Angel.
(d) Em.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stars in Hitch?

2. What does Jay's father ask him to promise to do while visiting family in the Philippines in "Things Inside"?

3. What does Seth intend to study in college, according to the narrator in "Wisdom from on High"?

4. What is printed on the hoodie that Seth gives Jay in "Wisdom from on High"?

5. What is Jay's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jay promise Grace in “All That it Means"? Why?

2. Describe Jay's dream in “A Visit." What imagery is used in the dream?

3. In what ways are Jay and Jun similar? How are they different?

4. What happens when Jay gives money to the beggar girl in “A New Silence Arrives"?

5. What event does Jun describe in his letter that Jay reads on the plane in “The Strength of My Conviction"?

6. Where does Grace take Jay in "Lead the Way"? Why is this surprising?

7. What does Jay's father say about his feelings of the Philippines in "Things Inside"?

8. What information does Jay learn about Jun's death from his mother in the beginning of the novel?

9. Who does Jay question about his missing letters in “Not an Answer to the Question"? Why?

10. How are Angel and Grace's demeanors described in “A New Silence Arrives"?

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